Electric railway.



PATENTED MAY 15, 1906. J. A. GARBY.

ELECTRIC RAILWAY.

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GEORGE G. GAREY,

PATENT oFFIoE.

OF TARKIO, MISSOURI, ASSIGNOR OF ONE-FOURTH TO OF INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA.

ELECTRIC RAILWAY.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented May 15, 1906.

Application filed May 25,1905. Serial No. 262,242.

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Be it known that I, JOHN A. GAREY, a citizen of the United States,residing at Tarkio, in the county of Atchison and State of Missouri,have invented a new and useful Electric Railway, of which the followingis a specification.

This invention relates to electric railways, and more particularly tothe construction and arrangement of the third-rail supports and theconduit.

A still further object of the invention is to provide for the readyremoval of accumulatlions of dirt and foreign matter from the con L uit.

With these and other-objects in view, as will more fully hereinafterappear, the invention consists in certain novel features of construction and arrangement of parts, hereinafter fully described,illustrated in the ac companying drawings, and particularly pointed outin the appended claims, it being understood that various changes in theform, proportions, size, and minor details of the structure may be madewithout departingfrom the spirit or sacr ficing any of the advantages ofthe invention.

In the accompanying drawings, a sectional elevation illustrating aportion of a third-rail system and current-collecting devices arrangedin accordance with the invention. Fig. 2 is a transverse sectional Viewof the same. Fig. 3 is a detail sectional view of the current-collectingwheel, drawn to an enlarged scale.

Similar characters of reference are employed to indicate correspondingparts throughout the several figures of the drawings.

In carryin out the invention a conduitis formed by p acing a pair ofspaced sills or beams 10 on cross-ties 11, the latter being of anysuitable construction and the sill members being usually formed of wood.At intervals hollow ties 11 are introduced for the reception of dirt andforeign matter which may accumulate in the conduit and which is removedby the action of the plow, and said ties also serve as drains to permitthe passage of rain-water, said ties being connected to sewers or sewerinlets, if necessary. The hollow ties are open at both ends, so that byintroducing a scraper, such as as, the dirt may be readily drawn outfrom time to time. In

Figure 1 is some cases where the ties are embedded in the concrete ortheir upper surfaces are made flush with or below the level of thestreet suitable doors 12 may be employed, the doors normally closing theties, but when open permitting the ready removal of the dirt.

The sill members 10 are provided with slotirons 13, which extend somedistance over the adjacent edges of the sills to form a contracted slotfor the passage of the slot-bar or plow-carrier 14, and the inner facesof said sills are preferably sheathed with metal to resist wear. i

The third rail 16 is mounted on the cross ties and is suitably insulatedtherefrom, said rail in some cases being elevated on a supporting-base17 of angular cross-section to permit the ready discharge of dirt, asshown in Fig. 1.

The slotbar 14 extends through suitable guides formed in frame members18 and 19 and is normally held depressed by a helical compression-spring20, that tends to force the bar downward in a direction of the thirdrail. At the lower end of the bar is a plow shaped frame 21, to thebottom of which is secured a brush 22, that is insulated from the frame,said brush being formed of metallic or non-metallic material and beingdesigned to clear'the rail in advance of the engagement of thecurrentcollector therewith. From the rear portion ofthe frame extendarms 23, having bearing-boxes for the support of a shaft 24, on which 1Smounted a hub 25, suitable ball-bearings being introduced between theshaft and hub to permit the free rotation of the latter. To this hub 25is secured a wheel formed of a pair of disks 26, the peripheries of thedisks being inclined to form a groove that is wedge shape incross-section and is designed to receive an annular currentcollector 27of approximately triangular form in cross section. The disks 26 areformed of non-conducting material, so that further insulation of thewheel is unnecessary. Secured to and insulated from the lower portion ofthe slot-bar is a contact-finger 28, that bears against the periphery ofthe collector 27, and to the rear end. of this finger is secured a bar29, conducting wire or wires may lead.

In operation the plow in traveling through the conduit will brush thedirt from the rail, the dirt moving forward until it falls into one fromwhich the current-- of the hollow ties 11, and as said hollow ties arearranged at frequent intervals the conduit will be kept clear, so thatgood electrical contact with the current-collector will be insured. Thedirt may be readily removed from time to time without danger to theworkmen.

Having thus described the invention, what is claimed is 1. In apparatusof the class described, third-rail supports including hollow cross tiesarranged at intervals, and' means for forcing accumulations of dirt andforeign matter into such cross-ties.

2. In apparatus third-rail supports including hollow crossties arrangedat intervals and serving as dirtreceptacles, and means carried by thecar or other vehicle for forcing dirt from the conduit into suchcross-ties.

3. In apparatus of the class third-rail support including hollowcrossties arranged at intervals and forming dirt receptacles, a plow, acurrent-collector supdescribed, a

means carried by the plow for cleaning the rail in advance of thecollector, and forcing the dirt and other foreign matter into saidhollow cross-ties.

4. In apparatus of the class described, a third-rail support includinghollow crossties arranged at intervals and forming dirtreceptacles, asupporting-sill for the third rail, and means carried by the car orother vehicle for forcing accumulations of dirt and foreign matter fromthe rail into such crossties.

i 5. In apparatus of the class described, a l third-rail support, andcross-ties or troughs lforming dirt-receptacles arranged at intervalsand disposed below the level of the thirdrail support.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own I have hereto affixedmy signature in the presence of two witnesses.

JOHN A. GAREY.

[ported thereby, and

Witnesses:

TODD KING, F. A. SrZEMoRE.

